Alexander, Christopher

Alexander, Christopher - - Dr. Nikos A. Salingaros provides a biography of the Professor of Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley, with a list of his major publications and sources for his buildings.

A Generative Sequence for Building a Residential College - - Applying Alexander's ideas on architectural patterns and sequences to the creation of strong academic and social communities within large universities.

An Introduction for Object-Oriented Designers - - A review of Christopher Alexander's major texts, interspersed with remarks about the architect's methodological and pragmatic concerns and software design. By Doug Lea.

The Nature of Order - - Official site of Christopher Alexander's four-volume series, "The Nature of Order".

A Pattern Language - - Summary of a book by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, and Murray Silverstein on the language which defines a town or community.

Pattern Language - - Official web site of the architect. Attempts to put his theory into practice via the web, users can design buildings online using Alexander's principles. Extensive excerpts from the architect's texts and reviews.